diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/context/context.h b/level_zero/core/source/context/context.h
index f0cca70f35..8c6beca8b4 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/context/context.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/context/context.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct Context : _ze_context_handle_t {
                                                      size_t size,
                                                      ze_memory_access_attribute_t *access,
                                                      size_t *outSize) = 0;
-    virtual ze_result_t openEventPoolIpcHandle(ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t hIpc,
+    virtual ze_result_t openEventPoolIpcHandle(const ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t &hIpc,
                                                ze_event_pool_handle_t *phEventPool) = 0;
     virtual ze_result_t createEventPool(const ze_event_pool_desc_t *desc,
                                         uint32_t numDevices,
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp
index be67707eed..95419f0a18 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.cpp
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ ze_result_t EventPoolImp::getIpcHandle(ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t *pIpcHandle) {
     return ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-ze_result_t ContextImp::openEventPoolIpcHandle(ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t hIpc,
+ze_result_t ContextImp::openEventPoolIpcHandle(const ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t &hIpc,
                                                ze_event_pool_handle_t *phEventPool) {
     uint64_t handle = 0u;
     memcpy_s(&handle, sizeof(int), hIpc.data, sizeof(int));
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.h b/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.h
index b5ae74b1c3..01d85eb45d 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/context/context_imp.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ struct ContextImp : Context {
                                              size_t size,
                                              ze_memory_access_attribute_t *access,
                                              size_t *outSize) override;
-    ze_result_t openEventPoolIpcHandle(ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t hIpc,
+    ze_result_t openEventPoolIpcHandle(const ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t &hIpc,
                                        ze_event_pool_handle_t *phEventPool) override;
     ze_result_t createEventPool(const ze_event_pool_desc_t *desc,
                                 uint32_t numDevices,
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_context.h b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_context.h
index 1f679fdb58..fd1264a5ca 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_context.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_context.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct Mock<Context> : public Context {
     ADDMETHOD_NOBASE(unMapVirtualMem, ze_result_t, ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, (const void *ptr, size_t size));
     ADDMETHOD_NOBASE(setVirtualMemAccessAttribute, ze_result_t, ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, (const void *ptr, size_t size, ze_memory_access_attribute_t access));
     ADDMETHOD_NOBASE(getVirtualMemAccessAttribute, ze_result_t, ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, (const void *ptr, size_t size, ze_memory_access_attribute_t *access, size_t *outSize));
-    ADDMETHOD_NOBASE(openEventPoolIpcHandle, ze_result_t, ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, (ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t hIpc, ze_event_pool_handle_t *phEventPool));
+    ADDMETHOD_NOBASE(openEventPoolIpcHandle, ze_result_t, ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, (const ze_ipc_event_pool_handle_t &hIpc, ze_event_pool_handle_t *phEventPool));
     ADDMETHOD_NOBASE(createEventPool, ze_result_t, ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, (const ze_event_pool_desc_t *desc, uint32_t numDevices, ze_device_handle_t *phDevices, ze_event_pool_handle_t *phEventPool));
     ADDMETHOD_NOBASE(createImage, ze_result_t, ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, (ze_device_handle_t hDevice, const ze_image_desc_t *desc, ze_image_handle_t *phImage));
 };